I recently picked up The Protest by Rob Rinder as an ARC, not realizing it was part of a series. Despite this, I thoroughly enjoyed the book and found it to be a fun, engaging read. Rinder's writing is witty, and there were several moments that had me laughing out loud, which made for an entertaining experience.

That said, I do think I would have benefited from reading the previous two books in the series. As I dove into the story, I found myself a bit lost with the characters and their relationships, especially when it came to understanding their roles within the company they worked for. This left me feeling somewhat confused about their motivations and dynamics. It didn’t take away from my enjoyment too much, but it’s clear that having some background on the characters would have enhanced the reading experience.

All in all, The Protest was a fun read that made me laugh and kept me entertained. While I would recommend reading the series in order for full context, I still found this installment enjoyable on its own.

I've really enjoyed Rob Rinder's novels following junior barrister Adam Green. This is Adam's third outing following The Trial and The Suspect, and it's just as good a read as the others.

A young woman, Lexi Williams, is on trial for murder and terrorist offences, after chucking blue paint at a famous artist - in a protest against a war in fictional Khandistan - has unintended consequences.

Meanwhile, Adam is called upon to defend a young soldier facing a court-martial for events during the same war.

There's a topical feel to the plot - Stop the War campaign's paint-based activism obviously has parallels with Just Stop Oil's orange antics, and the war in "Khandistan", though we're not told much about it, has echoes elsewhere. On a more personal level, not much is happening in Adam's love life, although there are definitely vibes around both posh colleague Georgina and new pupil Stacey. Adam's mother, via her phone calls to him, continues to be a delight.

It gives slight Rumpole of the Bailey vibes - not the characters, but I can imagine John Mortimer writing these cases, were he still around.

Thanks for the opportunity to read and review an advance copy!

This is a great follow on from The Suspect with Adam this time defending Lexi, a somewhat unlikeable character who is accused of what looks like a clear cut case of murder. Alongside this there’s a sad but intriguing case that involves defending a soldier at a court martial which was a fascinating addition. There’s a lively new addition to the chambers and the usual politics which Adam is still not keen on. The main case featured some unusual characters and there’s plenty of witty observations sprinkled throughout as well of course as the fabulous conversations with Adam’s mum.

Thank you to #netgalley for allowing me to read this copy of the next book by #robrinder.

Rob Rinder has now become one of my favourite authors. He never misses to keep me hooked and stop me from getting to sleep as I can’t put his books down!

6:10am I’m writing this and have yet to go to bed! I’ve read non-stop since getting this copy and don’t regret staying up one bit!

Another brilliant story about Adam Green and his hilarious Jewish mum who lends us a little light relief from a couple of very tricky cases in court.

Very brave of Rob Rinder to take us into a Court Martial case but he tackled it with aplomb.

The only one niggle I had was the book came to a speedy and abrupt end with a two-line paragraph synopsis which, like rapid gunfire, rounded up the case like “this happened next and that’s the end”. I think that bit should be cut out and the book ends with Adam in the pub buying Jonathan a drink. The rest is superfluous to the content and like someone pressed the “fast”forward” button to get through the credits.

Thank you to the author, publisher and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this book.

I loved the first two books and the third outing for these characters is just as enjoyable. Read in one sitting and looking forward to seeing where the next one goes